Ancient Indus Valley Civilization

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ancient_Indus_Valley_Civilization
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Harappan_Civilization
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds 1920s
gptkbp:archaeologists gptkb:Sir_John_Marshall
gptkb:Daya_Ram_Sahni
gptkb:Rakhaldas_Bandyopadhyay
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:ceramics
seals
toys
tools
beads
figurines
gptkbp:culturalHeritage early urban culture of South Asia
influence on later Indian civilization
gptkbp:declinedAfter c. 1300 BCE
gptkbp:economy gptkb:art
agriculture
trade
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 3300–1300 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ancient Indus Valley Civilization
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Indus_River_Valley
gptkbp:locatedInPresentDay gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Dholavira
gptkb:Harappa
gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
gptkb:Kalibangan
gptkb:Lothal
gptkb:Rakhigarhi
gptkbp:notableFor public baths
urban planning
drainage systems
granaries
standardized weights and measures
brick houses
gptkbp:possibleDeities gptkb:proto-Shiva_(Pashupati_seal)
Hindu mythology
gptkbp:possibleReasonsForDecline climate change
decline in trade
river shifts
Aryan migration
gptkbp:religion unknown
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Dholavira
gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Indus_script
undeciphered
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:History_of_Pakistan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5